Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia SB 619
Electric utilities; certificate of operation for high-load facilities.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Kannan Srinivasan (Democratic)
Cosponsors (3)
- Russet Perry (Democratic)
- L. Louise Lucas (Democratic)
- R. Creigh Deeds (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE
Electric utilities; certificate of operation for high-load facilities. Prohibits any person from operating a high-load facility, defined in the bill as a facility whose electricity demand exceeds 90 megawatts that was not operating before January 1, 2027, without first having obtained a certificate of operation from the State Corporation Commission. The bill includes factors for the Commission to consider in reviewing a petition to operate a high-load facility. The bill establishes a presumption that a high-load facility shall be considered to have met certain requirements if the high-load facility has secured sufficient contracts for energy storage resources or zero-carbon electric generating resources or that the high-load facility has a plan to implement sufficient demand reduction measures. The bill also requires the Commission to consider certain factors in a review of a petition for a certificate to operate a high-load facility, including whether there is sufficient energy, capacity, and grid infrastructure to support the operation of the high-load facility and whether the operation of the high-load facility would create an unreasonable cross-subsidy across customers served by the incumbent electric utility.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 16, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 12, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 11, 2026 Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 9, 2026 Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Mar 10, 2026 · House
Left in Labor and Commerce - Mar 3, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (9-Y 0-N) - Mar 3, 2026 · House
House subcommittee offered - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3 - Feb 23, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB619) - Feb 20, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce - Feb 20, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 20, 2026 · House
Placed on Calendar - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 16-N 0-A) - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote) - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Commerce and Labor Amendments agreed to - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Read second time - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 4-N) - Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) - Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Senate committee offered - Feb 5, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB619) - Jan 29, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB619) - Jan 14, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor - Jan 14, 2026 · Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103512D